Up at 6.30. On parade and on fatigues as usual. Stayed in at night and played cards. Wrote home. Kit inspection in the morning.
Paraded sick in the morning with toothache. Captain Newton told me I would have to go to the C.C.S.1 in the morning and managed to stop my tooth with cocaine at 7 o’clock at night.
C.C.S.: Casualty Clearing Station. ↩
This is an extract from Arthur Linfoot’s own transcription of his diary, written in 1976.
Orderly man and up at 6 o’clock. Drew rations for the day. Wrote letters in the morning. Went to some Belgian sports in the afternoon. Belgian, Canadian and Italian officers jumping on horses. Some tumbles. Shells bursting on the skyline in the distance.
Up at 6 o’clock. Drew rations. Orderly man with Leaky today. Wrote letters in the morning. Went with him to some Belgian sports in the afternoon. Saw some mules jumping. At night went up with Stanton and Leaky and saw some good horse jumping. Ridden by officers and Belgian and Canadian N C C1. One officer went over the ropes but didn’t hurt himself. Saw some tumblers going on above and watched shells bursting in the distance as usual. Carried on. Had dinner and slept well through it.
“N C C”: Non-Combatant Corps? ↩
This is an extract from Arthur Linfoot’s own transcription of his diary, written in 1976.
Fatigues as usual. Orders to move bivouac. Went walking late in afternoon. Spent afternoon and part of evening talking of plans for the future.
Had breakfast as usual. Received orders to move our bivouac and go into a big one made by a waggon sheet. Spent latter part of afternoon and part of evening filling† up. Went down to hear band a few minutes.
This is an extract from Arthur Linfoot’s own transcription of his diary, written in 1976.
Not very fit. Church parade at nine. Letter from Charlie enclosing photo of himself on a camel. Had walk at night. Beautiful weather.
Lazy first thing and not very fit. Church parade at 9 o’clock in the “dining hall”. Nice little service. First time under cover since I left Rouen. Received another parcel from home and a letter from Charlie enclosing photographs of himself on a camel. Had walk at night. Beautiful weather.
This is an extract from Arthur Linfoot’s own transcription of his diary, written in 1976.
Up at 6. On fatigue all day. Helped to dig hole at C section hospital. Parcel from home. Went to bed early.
Up at 6 o’clock. Fatigue all day as usual. Helped to dig a hole at C section hospital in the afternoon. Not very well. Terribly constipated. Took a number 9. Went to bed early. Received a parcel from home, and also a letter. Received new gas helmets and also our pay.
This is an extract from Arthur Linfoot’s own transcription of his diary, written in 1976.
Up at six. On parade all day. Worked on the ? Went into town at night and saw some Belgian girls making lace. Very expert. We bought some. News of Italians ? .